Applications Open!—Clements Center’s May Term Program in South Korea

October 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Clements Center for National Security’s Korea May Term, which connects students with policymakers, scholars, and practitioners from the Security Management Institute, Sejong Institute,  Korea University, Yonsei University, the ASAN Institute, and KoreaNational Defense University. The program will run from May 4-June 2, 2027 and includes visits to significant historical landmarks throughout South Korea and Japan, discussions with…

Applications Open! — The Clements Center’s Summer Beyond Borders Program in Vietnam

October 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Clements Center for National Security’s Summer Beyond Borders Program in Vietnam, a two-week, fast-paced exploration of the rich history and geopolitical dynamics of Vietnam in partnership with Dr. Mark Lawrence, Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History. The program will run from May 23-June 8, 2027, and will introduce students to…

Dr. Greitens Interviewed on Trump and Xi D.C. Meeting

September 25, 2026

Dr. Sheena Greitens was interviewed by the Emissary at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on what to look out for in the Tump and Xi D.C. meeting this week. She, Dr. Oriana Mastro, Dr. Yukon Huang, and Dr. Tong Zhao gave their respective views on what would constitute a success or a failure of…

APP Announces New Postdoctoral Affiliates

August 26, 2026

The Asia Policy Program is proud to announce that it has accepted three new postdoctoral affiliates: Dr. Brian Leung, Dr. Tomer Nisimov, and Dr. Kunal Singh. Dr Brian Leung is an America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Clements Center for National Security. His research examines the political…

Horns of a Dilemma: The Pivot to Asia Remains Incomplete

June 14, 2024

On this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Marshall Kosloff talks with Ambassador Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine about their new book, “Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power.” Listen to the podcast here.

Senior Fellow Rowena He Reflects on the 35th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square

June 12, 2024

For the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Senior Research Fellow Rowena He shared her reflections with Harvard’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. The piece includes her recollections of Spring 1989 and the lasting impact it’s had on her.…

Distinguished Fellow Rana Siu Inboden Writes on China and the International Human Rights System

May 30, 2024

In a new special issue article for Global Policy, Distinguished Fellow Rana Siu Inboden writes about “China, power and the United Nations Special Procedures: Emerging threats to the “crown jewels” of the international human rights system”. “While there are other…

Director Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens Joins “This is Democracy” Podcast to Discuss China’s Domestic and Foreign Policy

May 17, 2024

On this episode of This Is Democracy, Clements Center Faculty Fellow Jeremi Suri and his co-host Zachary Suri are joined by Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens to discuss the changing political landscape in China and how that affects their relationship to…

Faculty Affiliate Jaganath Sankaran writes on the Russian Aerospace Force for Journal of Strategic Studies

May 15, 2024

In “The Failures of Russian Aerospace Forces in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Future of Air Power,” Jaganath Sankaran investigates the reasons behind the failures of the Russian Aerospace Forces to acquire air superiority over Ukraine in the early stages of…

Horns of a Dilemma: The Evolution of China’s Navy

May 3, 2024

The Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program hosted Xiaobing Li, professor of history and the Don Betz endowed chair in international studies at the University of Central Oklahoma, for a book talk on China’s New Navy: The Evolution of PLAN from the People’s…

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